The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07

case, but no mention was made OF the nat.
llrc OF their business. Inspector Bvmcs
hal nothing TO say, and when asked what
had become OF his men he quietly re-
marked that they had only left the office a
| few minutes before. Until the bold state
mcut was made that the police depart
| mcni was determined 10 put stop 20 saw
| dust swindling no one had any idea OF the
nature of the detectives work. AZ a haul,
five OF these operators we're jagged. This
was simply warning, but no attention
was paid 10 it by those outside the bars
IRON CLAY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, SAM"
This made Inspector Byrncs mad, and
rs his prouuncilmcnlO had been ignored
10y the city sharlS he decided 10 bring
them mp on the round turn. All the
places selected by the swindlers for the re-
rcipt OF letters from countrymcn were
| closely watched Yesterday, and, as a result,
a tall individual nom Clay county, Tenn,
who had come on To purchase some OF the
stun, tell into Inspector ByTncs net. His
name is Allen Thompson Gillian, but hc
was found registered nj the Sinclair house
under the assumed name Of George w.
| Brown. The man was brought 90 the
police central office, aud when he was told
the ngturc ol his business in this city, he
threw up his hands and made full con.
! icssion.
Thompson, alias Brown, said that some
time ago lac was met by stranger at his
home in Tennessee. The stranger in u
| confidential way said that he had some
counterfeit money ON hand and gave
| Thompson sample Of ii 10 pass. Una
ware of the iaci that IL was Uncle Sans
legal tender Thompson found no trouble
in passing the money. Then he saw
millions in IL and made up his mind
! that lac had struck q bonanza Ii was rep
! resented to him that the bills were printed
! from plates stolen from the United States
! treasury, bat Il was also mentioned that
the paper IN which they were printed was
no, 81 fine as that used by the govern
mcnt
Tnr Walls WERE TOO SLOW.
Still Thompson could not discover any
difference, and his grasping nature made
him hungry Tor morr of the queer" lie
received note a Jew DAYS since from his
! strange acquaintance, rcopening the ncgo-
! tiations regarding the alleged counterfeit
money Thompson WAS elaicd at the news,
and in his anxiety 10 get hold of bundles
ri the supposed spurious cash lac wired the
agent of the slw,lust men Ia this city that
! hc Was coming IN today.
IAN right ven meet YOU" was the an
! sWrr
Gathering together all the money that
! he could beg ~ borrow, Thompson made
haslc Ia the metropolis. At the railroad
! depot ds 10y agreement, he was met 10y a
/ ny -tcTuus individual, Who escorted him
| to au mt u the way hotel. Ihomp-on
was ,uulionra 90 hold no communication
! with strangers, lest they might bc govern
! mcnt detectives The farmer said that he
would not buak mith, and lac was in.
sirucicd u.s. 60 the necessary passwords and
signals
The man thought he had struck gold
! mine. and hc was ~ secret aud as mys-
tcriuu. 90, the .haly character hc WAS deal.
ing with. tie would not open the door
ui hiS rpom in the hotel until certain
. lno,'ks vcr' mad" IN the door, and to
make sun be- WIS not mistaken the six.
| ippicr lrum Clay county, Tenn, rvqOircd
the signal 30 be- repeated.
,uour HrD HANDED.
Thus the negotiations continued until
! Thompson took room nt the Sinclair
| house. Broadway anil Eighth streets De
trrii,os Crowley and McGuirc had been
Watching the un.,phisticatcd counryman
/ lrim ihr time NJ his arrival in the city
and vcrc aware ui every step taken in the
intended sNindlc. Anthony Nelson, who
gave his adircrs a. NJ No. al West Forty
-,rnnd street, but vino Is known Ia reside
elsewhere, WI. the man Who hal Thomp.
sun. alias Brown in tow
me puir ven Swallowed. nud amer uupt
! inr last nighi NJ the Sinclair HOUSE they
! Wprr arrested Nelson was caught rcd
| handed with SlOl NJ deposit which hc
| hal taken irhm the farmer ~ "a token ut
| guud faith that the Transaction would not
hr revealed Ia the police or goy,mmcnt
detectives.
After the arrests Detectives MrGuirc snd
CnW les proceeded ~ No. 4Gl West tilty.
filth STREET Nhrrf they captured SIDNEY
llcyman, ulin, llcss IN the MONS NJ ~,
latter was found hand printing press. d
huyhcl hbskrllul Of correspondence ugarl
ing the -alrul pm called queer and ais,
large number oi tclvgrims from pcopl,
throughout the United States aud Canada
Wong mn tuH Al ms WORTH.
la the possession oi Nelson was iuun,
az excellent pvu and ink picture -
Thompson, alias llrpWn, which had bccI
made hy the travelling agent oi the greer
rlp,l-' men The picture was indor-od
Hes a guui sucker wUtk him for VI
he's got.
Thompson .uid that be- had brought OF
s,spl with him, aud said that after he ha,
worked uH the cpuutcrlciis be- intended {,
invest ~gN,ul thousand dollars Ia the hus
ines. H. sid that them was un trouble
getting ud at .ihc samples given him q
pa-- hy the "gr'cn gpols men, aud stoo,
aria-t When told that the hills Wvrc p'n
uinc. and that be- va, the juIc OF mclO
lpliian tlmiWi-
Nrl-,,y and llcymin, alias Hes. wen
lEkvl up VI pulior headquarters, an'
fhumI-pn. alias Blown, WAS locked az "a
q -itiiuu.huus', 20 that hp could not b
rl,hcd hy the friend, 81 tin prisoners.
BOHEMIAN DAT swtNDLE.